U.S. House intelligence chairman says whistleblower to testify on Trump Ukraine call
Adam Schiff, the head of the House Intelligence Committee, said a whistleblower behind a secret complaint that has sparked controversy over President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine is seeking to speak with Congress. "We have been informed by the whistleblower's counsel that their client would like to speak to our committee and has requested guidance from the Acting DNI as to how to do so," Schiff said.
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- Published Date: 09:58 | 24 September 2019
- Modified Date: 09:58 | 24 September 2019
U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff says his panel is communicating with an attorney representing the whistleblower who came forward to raise concerns about President Donald Trump's phone call with Ukraine's president and that the intelligence staffer would like to testify this week.
The whistleblower's attorney is talking with the acting Director of National Intelligence about how to proceed, Schiff said in a post on Twitter.
Trump confirmed on Tuesday he had withheld nearly $400 million in U.S. aid to Ukraine but denied accusations he did so to leverage Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to initiate an investigation that would damage Democratic political rival Joe Biden.
Trump also said on Tuesday his administration would release "the complete, fully declassified and unredacted" transcript of his call.